Maxx 1 #1 September 26, 2004 Hi folks, I'm about to get a used Stiletto 135 with 1000 jumps on it..It's from DOM 97. It has a brand new lineset on it, with 0 jumps. My question is: How will it perfom in comparison to a new Stiletto? Does the flare gets worse over the time? Thanks for your input.. Feet up! Max Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkySlut 0 #2 September 26, 2004 how much for it???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxx 1 #3 September 26, 2004 I'm buying a whole "new" used gear from someone. He is asking ~1500$ for it (Teardrop FS, Tempo 120, without cypres) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #4 September 26, 2004 has it had a porosity test recently? I just send a stilleto to a friend to use as a cover that was so porous you could feel a ceiling fan through it... even with a new line set it was not airworthy...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #5 September 26, 2004 ***has it had a porosity test recentlyQuote With just a 1,000 jumps it should be fine, but when buying used, you don't always know what you are getting. I'm with Zen on this one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites darkwing 4 #6 September 26, 2004 While the number of jumps on it has some meaning, at least as important would be information about where it was jumped and packed. A thousand jumps in a dusty desert, and packed in the dirt, is far more degrading to a canopy than a thousand jumps in a grassy place and always packed indoors. I'd generally worry more about fabric strength than fabric porosity. A mfr or a well-equipped loft could do a pull test on the fabric for you. To get to your question though, I'd expect it to perform pretty much like a brand new stiletto. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChasingBlueSky 0 #7 September 26, 2004 Also, did the canopy ever get wet? From my understanding, the tape on the canopy can shrink slightly in certain areas causing it to fly differently. My Stiletto has 1000 jumps on it and flies good and the flare is still strong. The openings can be interesting at times and because of this I am thinking of getting a new slider. But overall it behaves like a new canopy._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dazzle 0 #8 September 26, 2004 I jumped a Stiletto with 4000 jumps on it earlier this year, flew really nice and packed up so easy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites blitzkrieg 0 #9 September 26, 2004 i've put a ploethra of jumps on a stiletto 135 that had at least 3000 jumps on it with a new line set. still had plenty of flare power and flew great all around despite the fact that you can breathe through the fabric. i had a few spinning openings on it, but i would just reccomend jumping the canopy yourself to see. ~E p.s. my avitar is a picture of me holding my reserve after having REAL bad line twists on that canopy! haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflyfree 0 #10 September 26, 2004 And, well, it's just a guess, but a product like a spray or a bath in a solution or something that could restore impermeability to the fabric...is as far away as the proverbial packing machine, is it not? Felipe-- Blue Skies NO FEARS, NO LIMITS, NO MONEY... "A Subitánea et Improvísa Morte, Líbera nos, Domine." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites blitzkrieg 0 #11 September 27, 2004 but, I AM a packing machine! i mean, i need less than 3 minutes to pack a cutaway! ~E Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiverton 0 #12 September 27, 2004 Got a stiletto 107 with about 1000jumps on it, got a reline: 1) Opening, steering and flare (swoop) like new 2) Packing is not like new ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #13 September 27, 2004 I have a Stilleto 107 with over 1000 dives on it. Newish lineset, about 250 jumps ago, and it flies great, packs easy. Cost was $400. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dazzle 0 #14 September 27, 2004 So what is the record for number of jumps on a canopy? I heard a story about a canopy ?Sabre? with ?8000? odd jumps on the originl lines. Was used as demo kit somewhere and keeped getting loaned out for years. Anyone else heard this one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chopchop 0 #15 September 27, 2004 QuoteHi folks, I'm about to get a used Stiletto 135 with 1000 jumps on it..It's from DOM 97. It has a brand new lineset on it, with 0 jumps. My question is: How will it perfom in comparison to a new Stiletto? Does the flare gets worse over the time? Thanks for your input.. Feet up! Max My used Stiletto with 1,200 jumps on it and a new line set performs just like my Stiletto that has 400 jumps on it.. Both wonderful canopies.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
darkwing 4 #6 September 26, 2004 While the number of jumps on it has some meaning, at least as important would be information about where it was jumped and packed. A thousand jumps in a dusty desert, and packed in the dirt, is far more degrading to a canopy than a thousand jumps in a grassy place and always packed indoors. I'd generally worry more about fabric strength than fabric porosity. A mfr or a well-equipped loft could do a pull test on the fabric for you. To get to your question though, I'd expect it to perform pretty much like a brand new stiletto. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #7 September 26, 2004 Also, did the canopy ever get wet? From my understanding, the tape on the canopy can shrink slightly in certain areas causing it to fly differently. My Stiletto has 1000 jumps on it and flies good and the flare is still strong. The openings can be interesting at times and because of this I am thinking of getting a new slider. But overall it behaves like a new canopy._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dazzle 0 #8 September 26, 2004 I jumped a Stiletto with 4000 jumps on it earlier this year, flew really nice and packed up so easy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blitzkrieg 0 #9 September 26, 2004 i've put a ploethra of jumps on a stiletto 135 that had at least 3000 jumps on it with a new line set. still had plenty of flare power and flew great all around despite the fact that you can breathe through the fabric. i had a few spinning openings on it, but i would just reccomend jumping the canopy yourself to see. ~E p.s. my avitar is a picture of me holding my reserve after having REAL bad line twists on that canopy! haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyfree 0 #10 September 26, 2004 And, well, it's just a guess, but a product like a spray or a bath in a solution or something that could restore impermeability to the fabric...is as far away as the proverbial packing machine, is it not? Felipe-- Blue Skies NO FEARS, NO LIMITS, NO MONEY... "A Subitánea et Improvísa Morte, Líbera nos, Domine." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blitzkrieg 0 #11 September 27, 2004 but, I AM a packing machine! i mean, i need less than 3 minutes to pack a cutaway! ~E Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverton 0 #12 September 27, 2004 Got a stiletto 107 with about 1000jumps on it, got a reline: 1) Opening, steering and flare (swoop) like new 2) Packing is not like new ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #13 September 27, 2004 I have a Stilleto 107 with over 1000 dives on it. Newish lineset, about 250 jumps ago, and it flies great, packs easy. Cost was $400. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dazzle 0 #14 September 27, 2004 So what is the record for number of jumps on a canopy? I heard a story about a canopy ?Sabre? with ?8000? odd jumps on the originl lines. Was used as demo kit somewhere and keeped getting loaned out for years. Anyone else heard this one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #15 September 27, 2004 QuoteHi folks, I'm about to get a used Stiletto 135 with 1000 jumps on it..It's from DOM 97. It has a brand new lineset on it, with 0 jumps. My question is: How will it perfom in comparison to a new Stiletto? Does the flare gets worse over the time? Thanks for your input.. Feet up! Max My used Stiletto with 1,200 jumps on it and a new line set performs just like my Stiletto that has 400 jumps on it.. Both wonderful canopies.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites